stages of second language acquisition
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CHARACTERISTICS APPROXIMATE
TIME FRAME
Preproduction
The student
Has minimal
comprehension.
Does not verbalize.
0–6 months
Early
Production
The student
Has limited
comprehension.
Produces one- or
two-word responses.
6 months–1 year
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Speech
Emergence
The student
Has good
comprehension
Can produce simple
sentences
Makes grammar and
pronunciation errors
1–3 years
Advanced
Fluency
The student
Has excellent
comprehension
Makes few
grammatical errors.
3-5 years
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Advanced Fluency
The student has a
near-native level of
speech.5–7 years